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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: As he comes to life right as Axel has confirmed that the station has been shut down, his song has him bemoan that he has become completely useless as a statue.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Played by a nude Per Fritzell, with only [[SceneryCensor a strategically placed suitcase]] to avoid MaleFrontalNudity.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody seems to be the least bit surprised to see a singing statue. Contrast this with the possibly imaginary ensamble from the ''Daddy, I want an Italian'' number, which the characters ''do'' react to.
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* MagicalRealism: One of few supernatural elements in an otherwise fairly realistic — if ''incredibly'' wacky — story.
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* StylisticSuck: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] He’s the sole art piece of Sven Sidney that we see which is actually well-made. Being played by a real actor half the time helps.
* TalentDouble: An unusual combination of this and FakeShemp. He’s ”played” by an actual statue for much of his screentime in the film, but replaced by an actual actor when he needs to sing and well, ''be alive!''
* TalentDouble: An unusual combination of this and FakeShemp. He’s ”played” by an actual statue for much of his screentime in the film, but replaced by an actual actor when he needs to sing and well, ''be alive!''
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* MinorCharacterMajorSong: To the point of not even being ''sapient'' outside of his one song.
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[[folder: Rudolf; The Eternal Train Traveller]]
!! Rudolf; The Eternal Train Traveller
-->'''Played by:''' Per Fritzell
A statue Sven Sidney has spent the last couple years of his life sculpting.
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* LivingStatue: He inexplicably comes to life just in time to sing.
[[folder: Rudolf; The Eternal Train Traveller]]
!! Rudolf; The Eternal Train Traveller
-->'''Played by:''' Per Fritzell
A statue Sven Sidney has spent the last couple years of his life sculpting.
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* LivingStatue: He inexplicably comes to life just in time to sing.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: His sung lines consist of him calling himself the most incomparably useless out of everyone present.
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* TheSingingMute: Just about. His one line is practically forced out of him by his boss, but he casually expresses his feelings during TheElevenOClockNumber.
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* ClothingReflectsPersonality: Unlike Sven, he’s still wearing his cleaner’s uniform to the statue presentation, showing his lack of commitment to his artistic endeavors.
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* BelagueredAssistant: It’s indicated that he very much doesn’t have an easy time dealing with Sven Sidney’s mood swings.
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* SmarterThanTheyLook: Nothing about him indicates that he would be particularly intelligent, but he ''does'' successfully answer Sven Sidney’s quiz.
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* MessyHair: He has long, unkempt (likely prematurely) grayed hair.
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* RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Sven Sidney’s red.
* SnobsVersusSlobs: The slob to Sven Sidney’s snob.
* SnobsVersusSlobs: The slob to Sven Sidney’s snob.
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[[folder: Rafael]]
!!Rafael
-->'''Played by:''' Jan Rippe
Sven Sidney’s assistant and pupil, who doesn’t seem to share his teacher’s passion for the arts.
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* TheQuietOne: Gets only a single line of dialogue.
[[folder: Rafael]]
!!Rafael
-->'''Played by:''' Jan Rippe
Sven Sidney’s assistant and pupil, who doesn’t seem to share his teacher’s passion for the arts.
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* TheQuietOne: Gets only a single line of dialogue.
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* CreatorBreakdown: ''Embraces'' these, feeling that they improve his art. [[StylisticSuck Given what we see of his work,]] this seems quite questionable.
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* ScheduleSlip: Axel calls him out on delivering his statue two years past the deadline, completely missing the anniversary it was meant to celebrate. Sven defends his delay by arguing that art takes time.
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* WaitingForABreak: Relies on his laundry company to support himself, and does in fact use his company car to transport his statue.
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* HesBack: At the end of the film, after realizing that the station has been reopened, he regains all of his gleeful optimism and returns there with his statue, finally getting to install it.
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* AscendedExtra: Gets an extra scene (and a much happier ending) in the film, where he gets to partake in the celebratory reopening of Swedum Station.
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* {{Keet}}: During his more lighthearted moments.
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* TerribleArtist: His statue is amazingly lifelike ([[PlayingATree for obvious reasons]]) but his paintings are rather... simplistic.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Never actually leaves the station on screen. He just kinda disappears between acts. Granted, his participation in Axel’s Ballad Waltz ''could'' perhaps indicate that he’s put his plans for the station on hold.
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[[folder: Sven Sidney]]
!!Sven Sidney
-->'''Played by:''' Peter Rangmar
A self-proclaimed RenaissanceMan who has just finished working on a statue for the station.
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* CampStraight: Very flamboyant, though the one person he has NoSenseOfPersonalSpace with is Mona.
* LargeHam: Quite an emotional fellow, to say the least. Made only more apparent with his severe MoodSwings and tendency for MilkingTheGiantCow.
[[folder: Sven Sidney]]
!!Sven Sidney
-->'''Played by:''' Peter Rangmar
A self-proclaimed RenaissanceMan who has just finished working on a statue for the station.
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* CampStraight: Very flamboyant, though the one person he has NoSenseOfPersonalSpace with is Mona.
* LargeHam: Quite an emotional fellow, to say the least. Made only more apparent with his severe MoodSwings and tendency for MilkingTheGiantCow.
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* JumpedAtTheCall: Gleefully joins in on Axel’s you horse train. While he may disagree with the man on quite a few topics, it seem like he at least appreciates his love of hijinks.
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* ObliviouslyEvil: ”Evil” is probably too harsh of a word, but it never seems to dawn on him just how ''little'' the other people at the station actually like him.
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* GracefulLoser: Happily joins in on Axel’s song, even though it was meant as a response against him. This could be taken as him gladly supporting the continued existance of the station, once it turns out that it may not be closing down, after all.
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* YouLookFamiliar:While Knut Agned and especially Per Fritzell already play several characters in the show, their casting as Jack and Göte stand out as they also played Emilio and Angelo, ''another'' pair of ThoseTwoGuys.
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* StockingMask: Jack wears one, but Göte couldn’t find any stockings and has to make do with a ’’wooly sock'', which he of course can’t see anything out of.
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* NeverRecycleABuilding: Completely [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He specializes in doing just this, having previously helped turning a library into an organ store and pub, a city hotel into a radio club, and a cinema into a cafeteria and chapel.
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* OffTheShelfFX: InUniverse. He uses Harry’s newspaper and Ernst’s cane box as props to illustrate his song. They are very much ''not'' okay with this.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Basically sees himself as an inspirational visionary. Everyone else find him unbearable, and his entire audience [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere dart out of the room]] midway through his musical number.
